Minerals

At the end of this week (31 October), governments will gather in Glasgow for Cop26 hoping to move forward on the promise of a zero-carbon world by 2050. That a move away from fossil fuels to clean energy is needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change is widely accepted. Perhaps less well understood is how the mineral intensity of that transition could impact local communities and environments. Around two dozen minerals are needed to produce today’s rapidly growing clean energy technologies. As a consequence, demand for these minerals will surge. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r